masikini

Makhuwa

Regional variants of masikini
eMakuana masíkhíni
eMeeto masíkíni
eNahara masíkhíni

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili masikini, ultimately from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Noun

masíkíni class 1 (plural aasíkíni class 2) (Emeeto)

  1. poor person

References

  • Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2009) Vocabulário de eMakhuwa eMeeto [Vocabulary of Emeetto]‎[1], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, page 85

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

masikini (invariable)

  1. alternative form of maskini
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